As a result, peak performance is no where near what Thunderbolt is capable of. You even have to eject them all manually before turning off the target Mac.ĭon't get too excited though, since the target Mac isn't running full blown OS X it only implements basic storage drivers and optimizations. MacBook Pro accessing the iMac's sole HDD over Thunderbolt in Target Disk Mode The drives appear like normal removable disks on the host Mac: In this mode the target Mac boots into a special EFI state that allows all of its drives (HDDs, SSDs, optical, anything connected to the computer) to be mounted by the host Mac. With only Thunderbolt connected, the FireWire logo disappears - you're now in Target Disk Mode over TB Hold down T and you'll get both Thunderbolt and FireWire logos at boot Connect any two 2011 iMacs, 2011 MacBook Pros or any combination of the two with a Thunderbolt cable, reboot one of them while holding down the T key and you'll boot into target disk mode. Another use of Thunderbolt is Target Disk Mode.
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